Is it time to look at the benefits of an effective performance appraisal for chambers?
A performance appraisal might not be the sort of thing that springs to mind when you think of chambers. As opposed to working in a top-down firm, chambers are clearly far less prescriptive in their day-to day running allowing barristers
Working parents can’t ‘switch off’ and job-related stress is increasing
For the average employee, there’s often no greater feeling than turning off your work computer and saying goodbye to the avalanche of emails, Slack messages and Trello tasks at the end of the day. However, we all know too well
Why worry? Workplace stress and how to combat it.
Stress, much like with that weird mouldy patch on the ceiling tiles, is one of the fastest-growing issues in the workplace today. The World Health Organisation has declared stress ‘the health epidemic of the 21st Century’. An increasing body of
Could a four day week ever work for law firms?
Four day work weeks, and three day weekends. These are terms spoken of in hushed whispers by office workers the world over. Meanwhile, managers fret about cutting business hours for no obvious immediate gain. During the election, Labour’s tantalising promise